Pakistan, Uzbekistan to finalize strategic partnership agreement soon
Kakar holds meeting with Uzbek president on sidelines of ECO summit in Tashkent.
TASHKENT: Caretaker prime minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar met the president of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sideline of the ECO summit here.
At the meeting, they reiterated their resolve to finalize the Strategic Partnership Agreement at the earliest to promote regional economic integration, Radio Pakistan reported.
They also reaffirmed their commitment to play an active role for regional connectivity and early completion of Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railway project.
The two leaders also exchanged views on deepening bilateral cooperation in a range of areas including political, trade, economic, security, defence, and connectivity.
Expressing satisfaction at the growing level of bilateral cooperation, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of sustaining the momentum.
He underlined that the recent operationalization of Preferential Trade Agreement and Transit Trade Agreement would help boost bilateral trade and transit trade in addition to streamlining Economic Cooperation Organization Trade Agreement.
Kakar and Mirzyiyoyev also discussed ongoing humanitarian situation in Gaza, and other regional and global developments.
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